Sunday, October 15, 2006

Reading Is Good For Your Teeth

Okay, so it's not, but I made you look, didn't I? Happy Monday, Peoples.

Somehow, between manically cleaning my apartment in preparation for my parent's visit, I also read two books. Never mind all the magazines, this post is about the books.

The Privilege of Youth, by Dave PelzerI've read his other books. I know his background. Quite frankly, this book did nothing for me. It's nice that he had a chunk of time in his childhood that was pretty good. But for the most part, it was story after story of a few boys doing boy things, like tricks with bikes, cars, toys, etc. The only thing that surprised me was how mean he remembered people being to him when they knew he was a foster kid. Apparently there used to be a huge stigma against foster kids. News to me.

Homesick, by Jenny LaurenJenny Lauren is Ralph Lauren's niece. I've read stories about people with eating disorders before. We've all seen that afterschool specialCalista Flockhart starred in, back in the 90's. This book was not just another one of those. This book is quite raw in explaining in detail the negative physical affects of having an eating disorder. It's a book that I would add to the list of Books Every Girl Should Read.

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Foster children were often treated very poorly in the past because they were the outcasts/outsiders then. The norm in the 1950s and 1960s was children who lived with their birth parents; it was the standard in America, whereas today it really isn't as there is no "standard." But kids haven't really changed; they look for the kid that is "different" and pick on that kid for whatever reason they can find. Some adults do this, too.